I just got finished working on this project. You can view it live at gcrefs.org but I'm having problem centering the main container div.

The main container div is 900px wide
I had it centered before by doing
//
left: 50%;
margin-left: -450px;
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however, if you shrink the window you lose the content... you literally cannot scroll to it. I have applied margin auto to the container class, but the elements nested are not responding. The container itself is responding, but the divs inside are not. I am getting very frustrated, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Also, this is my first website, so some criticism and tips would also be great.

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Gold Country Wrestling Officials Association was started in 1980.<br /><br />

Gold Country is an organization dedicated entirely to the sport of wrestling.&nbsp; We have over 60 members with many years of experience at both the high school and college level.
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Gold Country is organized to best serve all the needs of a school or conference.&nbsp; Our Assignment Secretary will assist in scheduling matches and guaranteeing officials with the proper level of experience.

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Is .fixedbgwhite really only there to give you a white background? Something very wrong with your layout if that's so. Your absolute and relative positioned elements are what's causing the problem. Have a look at the pitfalls of absolute positioning (http://www.tyssendesign.com.au/articles/css/absolute-positioning-pitfalls/).